Cases continues to spike in Athwa

Surat: Surat city recorded 198 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, the first time in a week that the daily new cases have gone below the 200-mark. On the same day, six people succumbed to the virus.
City’s posh Athwa zone continued to report the the highest number of cases with 40 on Monday, followed by 33 in Rander, 29 in Varachha (B), 24 in Central zone and 19 in Varachha (A), said an official of the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC).
“In Athwa, cases are rising because the medical staff working in different hospitals are living in this zone. Besides this, businessmen and industry leaders, who come in contact with their office staff and workers at their place of work also add to the case tally,” said a senior SMC official.
In Surat city, 151 patients were discharged after they were recovered from the infection on Monday.
Meanwhile, Surat rural reported 60 fresh Covid-19 cases and five deaths on Monday.